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May 31, 1952

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Headlines from May 31, 1952

FIFTH CAPTIVE DIES AFTER KOJE CLASH; Latest Uprising Touched Off by Attempt of Communists to Pass Secret Notes As the Trouble Continues in the Prisoner Compounds On Koje Island in Korea Fifth Red Prisoner on Koje Dies From Clash Touched Off by Note

By George Barrettspecial To the New York Times

5 POWs killed, 2 wounded in fight with guards interfering with their attempt to pass messages into Compound 85; messages seized; Compound 66 refuses to give up body of accidentally killed NK; strangely quiet; Commonwealth div comdr Maj Gen Cassels visits Koje

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Notable Births

1952Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)[†]

Carole Hélène Marthe Andrée Achache was a French writer, photographer and actress. She was the daughter of French writer Monique Lange and the mother of French-Moroccan film director Mona Achache. She appeared in films such as The Gypsy (1975), Special Section (1975), Lumière (1976), Mr. Klein (1976), Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977), and Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) under the name Carole Lange. She later worked as a still photographer in the films Other People's Money (1978), A Week's Vacation (1980), The Trout (1982), and Un soir au club (2009). As an author, Achache published five books.

Karl Bartos

1952Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player[†]

Karl Bartos is a German musician and composer known for his contributions to the electronic band Kraftwerk.

Historical Context for May 31, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]